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Album review: HAMILTON LOOMIS – Give It Back

Posted on June 16, 2013 by petefeenstra

Ham-bone Records [Release date 06.13] Some artists spend their whole careers trying to nail their sound to label and package it. Hamilton Loomis is a fiercely independent musician who stridently walks away from all that. He even left his blues … Continue reading →

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Album review – THE TOMMY FIAMMENGHI BAND – Into The Storm

Posted on June 12, 2013 by david.wilson

Maxstorm Records (Release date – out now) Tommy Fiammenghi is an Italian singer/ guitarist who formed his band back in 2005. This album is the band’s second and it is a good listen. The four piece play … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALBANY DOWN – Not Over Yet

Posted on June 11, 2013 by petefeenstra

AD Recordings Ltd [Release date 8.04.13] Albany Down draw on deeply entrenched classic rock influences, contemporary production values and impressive song craft to suggest a bright future. The album title ‘Not Over Yet, could just as easily refer to rock … Continue reading →

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Album review: CASSIE TAYLOR – Out Of My Mind

Posted on June 8, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Hypertension [Release date 13.05.13] Having served a 10 year apprenticeship playing bass and singing in her father, modern-day blues innovator Otis Taylor’s band, Cassie Taylor has paid her dues at the age of only 26. With one album already under … Continue reading →

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Album review: AYNSLEY LISTER – Home

Posted on June 6, 2013 by jason

www.aynsleylister.co.uk [Release date 08.07.13] Despite starting off on his musical journey through the blues in the late 90’s ‘Home’ is amazingly his tenth album to date. Aynsley Lister is one of the current crop of young blues rock musicians breaking … Continue reading →

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Album review: LARRY MILLER – Live & Outlawed

Posted on May 21, 2013 by petefeenstra

Big Guitar Records [Release date 03.06.13] No more heroes any more? Not quite. Hendrix, SRV, Rory Gallagher and Gary Moore may all have departed but as Larry’s millennium album title suggests, he’s very much a ‘Man On A Mission.’ He’s … Continue reading →

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Gig review: JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – Borderline, London, 12 May 2013

Posted on May 18, 2013 by petefeenstra

Tonight may have been all about cutting a live DVD, but with the exception of one false start you’d have been hard pushed to notice the cameras, as Joanne Shaw Taylor made light of any pressure with a splendid show … Continue reading →

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Album review: BETH HART & JOE BONAMASSA – Seesaw

Posted on May 12, 2013 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date: 20.05.13] One part rock chick and one part soul singer, ‘Seesaw’ finds Beth Hart settling in as an MOR interpretive singer with a nice lines in story telling. She’s both emotive and evocative on some well sourced … Continue reading →

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Album review: CURTIS SALGADO – Soul Shot

Posted on May 9, 2013 by petefeenstra

Alligator Records Curtis Salgado is the latest in a raft of American blues artists who are re-exploring their soul roots. And he’s well qualified to do so with a career that has included stints with Robert Cray and The Roomful … Continue reading →

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Album Review: WALTER TROUT – Luther’s Blues – A Tribute To Luther Allison

Posted on May 9, 2013 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date: 10.06.13] ‘A Tribute To Luther Allison’ is a triumph of ambition, focus and sheer ability over any semblance of self doubt, as Walter Trout successfully captures Luther Allison’s essential spirit. Such is Trout’s intrinsic feel for Luther’s … Continue reading →

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Album review: RUBEN HOEKE BAND – Loaded

Posted on May 3, 2013 by petefeenstra

Dimensions records [Release date: 23.03.13] Dutch Guitarist Ruben Hoeke is firmly established as both a guitarist in his own right as well as a high profile interviewer, radio presenter and festival booker. His guitar chops are certainly evidence on ‘Loaded’, … Continue reading →

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Album review: JAMES COTTON – Cotton Mouth Man

Posted on April 30, 2013 by petefeenstra

Alligator records [Release date: 06.05.13] Grammy award winning Chicago blues-harp legend James Cotton is back! Well he’s never really been away, but ill health robbed him of his vocals making it all the more remarkable that ‘Cotton Mouth Man’ is … Continue reading →

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Album review: PETER GREEN SPLINTER GROUP – The Very Best Of

Posted on April 30, 2013 by jason

Snapper Music (double CD) Peter Green was a founding member of Fleetwood Mac (having previously been in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers) and he was a key driver in that band’s early blues rock sound. He left Fleetwood Mac in 1970 due … Continue reading →

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Album review: VIRGIL & THE ACCELERATORS – Live at Marshall 31/8/12

Posted on April 29, 2013 by petefeenstra

Mystic Records [Release date: 29.04.13] One of the hardest working and talented young kick ass rock-blues bands on the circuit, Virgil & The Accelerators are like a lightning bolt out of the starting block. Having shown their raw ability in … Continue reading →

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Album review: JULIAN SAS – Bound To Roll

Posted on April 24, 2013 by petefeenstra

Cavalier Recordings Voted best blues-rock guitarist in the Benelux countries by the influential Dutch Guitarist magazine, the key to any Julian SAS CD is his tasteful, fluid soling, an array of wholesome tones and his ability to transform any given … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLONDE BLUES – Envision Nu Blues

Posted on April 17, 2013 by petefeenstra

Self-released Blonde Blues hail from the blues heartland of North Carolina and ‘Envision Nu Blues’ finds the band having a decent stab at honing their own style. It’s an album that has its moments, but for the most part flickers … Continue reading →

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Album review: WOLF PEOPLE – Fain

Posted on April 15, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Interview edit: Jack Sharp, 30 April 2013 First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 5 May 2013 Jagjaguwar [Release date: 29.04.13] Not to be confused with Wolfmother, this four-piece recorded their second album proper in an isolated house in … Continue reading →

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Album review: DANNY BRYANT – Hurricane

Posted on April 8, 2013 by petefeenstra

Jazzhaus Records [Release date 06.05.13] If ‘Night Life – Live in Holland’ confirmed Danny’s raw ability, then ‘Hurricane’ is a step up and completes his right of passage from a protégé to a fully fledged blues rocker. Having … Continue reading →

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Album review: SAVOY BROWN – Songs From The Road

Posted on April 7, 2013 by petefeenstra

RUF Records [Release date 03.13] They say if you stick around long enough your time will come. In truth, Savoy Brown have probably enjoyed at least three come backs in their 45 year career, but their last … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ERIC JOHNSON – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 3 April 2013

Posted on April 6, 2013 by petefeenstra

An Eric Johnson gig is a bit like stumbling on a secret society. He surreptitiously slunk on to the Empire stage to fill the venue with a rush of notes and an array of magical tones to restore the faith … Continue reading →

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Album review: DOUG MACLOUD – There’s A Time

Posted on April 2, 2013 by petefeenstra

Reference [Release date 13.05.13] The blues must be in reasonably good shape if there’s room for a great album like this. Doug MacLeod has lived, breathed, played, sang and written the blues for longer than most of … Continue reading →

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Album review: RORY GALLAGHER – Live At The Montreux Festival 1975-94

Posted on April 1, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Salvo Records [Release date 08.04.13] Although these recordings are available separately (previously released in 2006 and 2008) this is the first time they are available as a dual-format release. The compilers have brought together a single CD which spans a … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE JEFF HEALEY BAND – House On Fire/As The Years Go Passing By

Posted on April 1, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Jeff Healey - As The Years Go Passing By

As The Years Go Passing By – Live In Germany 1989-1995-2000 (Inakustik) Since his death in 2008 there have been a steady steam of releases featuring one of the modern blues greats. This boxed set, recorded by German TV, brings … Continue reading →

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Gig review: GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS, Bush Hall, London, 13 March 2013

Posted on April 1, 2013 by andynathan

It’s strange how some bands that have a big profile in the United States rarely cross the radar over this side of the pond. Vermont-based Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are one such and I admit to knowing little about … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLUES TRAVELER – Suzie Cracks the Whip

Posted on March 29, 2013 by petefeenstra

Freeworld Records Blues Traveler was always a blues based jam band at heart, but with an eye on the main chance, and not much has changed on ‘Suzie Cracks the Whip’. There’s plenty of great playing, and … Continue reading →